Not-so-happy Columbus Day for federal workers

Christopher Columbus statue in New York City. Federal workers have today off in his honor, but it's their 14th in a row due to the shutdown. (Getty Images)

The irony of a federal holiday amidst a lengthy government shutdown.

Not-so-happy Columbus Day

It's possible this is the worst Columbus Day ever for federal workers.They'll still be some of the only people in America to have today, a national holiday celebrating Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas, off. But it will be their 14th day off in a row without pay. Here's what some of them had to say about the lengthy furlough.I thought Uncle Sam never gets broken. I was blinded somehow." - Dan Delgado, a furloughed equipment mechanic at the Minneapolis-St. ...

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